Presented by John Rowan National President Before the Senate and House Veterans’ Affairs Committees

For The Subcommittee On Disability Assistance And Memorial Affairs
Committee On Veterans Affairs U.S. House Of Representatives Regarding "Rating The Rating Schedule- The State Of Va Disability Ratings In The 21st Century"

Before the Subcommittee on Health Committee on Veterans Affairs
U.S. House of Representatives "Understanding and Preventing Veteran Suicide"

VVA Addresses Home Care Nurses at Capitol Hill Briefing

Before the House Subcommittee on Health Committee on Veterans AffairsRegarding H.R. 198, H.R. 1154, H.R. 1855, H.R. 2074, H.R. 2530, Honey Sue Newby Spina Bifida Attendant Care Act and Veterans Health Care Facilities Capital Improvement Act of 2011

Before the United States House and Senate Veterans’ Affairs CommitteesRegarding VVA’s Legislative Agenda and Policy Initiatives for the 112th Congress

Before the House Veterans Affairs Committee Subcommittee on Economics Opportunity Regarding Federal Contractor Compliance

Before the Subcommittee on Oversight & Investigation Committee on Veterans Affairs U.S. House of Representatives“Examining the Progress of Suicide Prevention Outreach Efforts at the VA”

Before the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee Regarding Pending Legislation

Before the Senate Veterans’ Affairs’ Committees And the House of Representatives Veterans’ Affairs Committees Regarding VVA’s Legislative Agenda and Policy Initiatives

Concerning Raised House Bill 5253 Before the Connecticut Legislature

Concerning The President’s FY 2011 Budget Request for Veterans Before the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs United States House of Representatives

Concerning The Pilot Programs on Expedited Treatment of Fully Developed Claims pursuant to P.L. 110-389 Before the Subcommittee on Disabilities and Memorial Affairs Committee on Veterans’ Affairs United States House of Representatives

Before the Subcommittee on Health United States House of Representatives House Veterans’ Affairs Committee Concerning Project HERO

House Committee on Veterans Affairs roundtable discussion “Meeting the Unique Health Care Needs of Rural Veterans”.

Before the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee Concerning Pending Legislation

Regarding H.R.1017, H.R.1036, H.R.2504, H.R.2559, H.R.2735, H.R. 3073, H.R.3441 & Four Draft Bills Before the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee Subcommittee on Health

Before the House Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Health Regarding Is the VA Meeting the Pharmaceutical Needs of Veterans? An Examination of the VA National Formulary, Issues of Patient Safety, and Management of the Pharmacy Benefits Program

Before the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee Regarding S.252, The Veterans Health Care Authorization Act of 2009, Section 111, Woman Veterans Health

Before the House Committee on Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Health Regarding Veterans’ Health Bills (HR 1197, 2770, 1293, 1302, 1335, 1546, 2734, & 2738 Plus three Draft Bills)

Before the House Foreign Affairs’ Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, and the Global Environment Regarding “Agent Orange: What Efforts Are Being Made To Address The Continuing Impact of Dioxin in Vietnam?”

Before the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee Regarding National Commitment to End Veterans’ Homelessness

Before the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee Subcommittee on Health Regarding VA Medical Care: “The Crown Jewel and Best Kept Secret"

Before the U.S. House of Representatives Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel Regarding Improving Recovery and Full Accounting of POW/MIA Personnel from all Past Conflicts

Before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Veterans Affairs
Subcommittee on Disability Assistance & Memorial Affairs Regarding H.R. 952

Before the House and Senate Committees on Veterans’ Affairs Regarding VVA’s Legislative Agenda and Policy Initiatives

Before the Committee on Veterans Affairs United States Senate Regarding The Department of Veterans’ Affairs Fiscal Year ‘10 Budget Request

Before the Committee on Veterans Affairs United States House of Representatives Regarding The Department of Veterans’ Affairs Fiscal Year ‘10 Budget Request

Before the U.S. House of Representatives Veterans Affairs Committee
Subcommittee on Health H.R. 1211, Women Veterans Health Care, H.R. 784, H.R. 785 and Emergency Treatment in Non-VA Facilities

Before the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs United States Senate Regarding VVA Legislative Priorities for the 111th Congress

Veterans, Combat Stress and the Family: A Bipartisan Federal Issue Briefing” hosted by Witness Justice and supported by VVA. Panelists included VVA’s Dr. Tom Berger; Kathryn Power, CMHS Director; John Baker, Attorney; Todd Bowers, IAVA; and Gen. Xenakis, DoD

Before House Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigation Regarding Media Outreach to Veterans

Before the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance & Memorial Affairs of the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee Regarding 14 Bills

Before The Senate Veterans Affairs Committee Regarding Pending Health Care Legisltion

Before The House Foreign Affairs’ Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, and the Global Environment Regarding Our Forgotten Responsibility: What Can We Do To Help Victims of Agent Orange?

Before the Joint Transportation and Housing and Urban Development
Subcommittee on Appropriations Regarding Housing Our Heroes, Addressing the Issue of Homeless Veterans in America.

Before the Subcommittee on Health  Committee on Veterans’ Affairs United States House of Representatives Regarding Women, Rural and Special Needs Veterans

Concerning Health-Related Bills H.R. 2818, H.R. 5730, H.R. 5554, H.R. 5595, H.R. 5622 And Draft Bills Before the Subcommittee on Health United States House of Representatives Committee on Veterans’ Affairs

Before the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee Regarding  Ending Homelessness for our Nation’s Veterans

Before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Health Regarding PTSD Treatment and Research: Moving Ahead Toward Recovery

Before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Health Regarding Substance Abuse/Co-morbid Disorders:  Comprehensive solutions to a Complex Problem

Concerning The DVOP/LVER Program and The Veterans Employment & Training Service (VETS) Before the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity Committee on Veterans’ Affairs United States House of Representatives

Concerning Updating and upgrading the Montgomery GI Bill for Today’s Returning Veterans Before the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs United States House of Representatives

Concerning VA Policy on Priority 8 Veterans Before the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs United States House of Representatives

Concerning H.R. 585, H.R. 156, and H.R. 704 Before the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance & Memorial Affairs Committee on Veterans’ Affairs United States House of Representatives

Before the Subcommittee on Veteran’s Affairs United States House of Representatives Regarding The Department of Veterans Affairs Fiscal Year ‘08 Budget Request

Before the Committee on Veteran’s Affairs United States Senate Regarding The Department of Veterans Affairs Fiscal Year ‘08 Budget Request

Before the Committee on Veteran’s Affairs United States Senate Regarding The Department of Veterans Affairs Fiscal Year ‘08 Budget Request

Before the Subcommittee on Health Committee on Veterans Affairs U.S. House of Representatives Regarding Traumatic Brain Injuries and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Diagnosis, Treatment, & Compensation

Before the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs Concerning Accomplishments and Goals In Veterans' Affairs

Before the Witness Justice Congressional Briefing Rayburn House Office Building Washington, D.C.

Before the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee Regarding Meeting the Housing Needs of Veterans

Before the Institute of Medicine’s Committee on the Medical Evaluation of Veterans for Disability Compensation

Before the Subcommittee on PTSD of the Committee on Gulf War & Health: Physiologic, Psychologic, And Psychosocial Effects of Deployment-Related Stress Institute of Medicine Of the National Academy of Sciences Regarding Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Diagnosis, treatment, and Compensation

Before the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Regarding S2694, S2562, S2121, S2659, S2416 and S3363

Before the House Veterans' Affairs Committee Regarding The Department of Veterans Affairs Medical and Prosthetic Research Programs

Before the Subcommittee on Defense Committee on Appropriations United States Senate Regarding FY 2007 Appropriations

Presented to The Veterans' Disability Benefits Commission

Before the United States Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs Regarding 2006 Legislative Priorities

Before the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee Regarding The Department of Veterans Affairs Homeless Programs

Before the House Veterans Affairs Committee Subcommittee on Health Regarding The Department of Veterans Affairs Fiscal Year 07 Budget Request for the Veterans Health Administration

Before the Subcommittee on PTSD Gulf War & Stress: Health Project Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Science Regarding Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Treatment